Telephone Consultation as a Substitute for Routine Out-patient Face-to-face Consultation for Children With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Randomised Controlled Trial and Economic Evaluation

•This is the first randomised controlled trial that has formally investigated the role of telephone consultation in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease.•This study contributes evidence showing that telephone consultation as a substitute for routine outpatient follow-up is feasible and effective.•T...

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Main Authors: Akobeng, Anthony K., O'Leary, Neil, Vail, Andy, Brown, Nailah, Widiatmoko, Dono, Fagbemi, Andrew, Thomas, Adrian G.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4588430/